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NYC: CHRISTOPHER HOWATT STEPS OUT FROM BEHIND THE KEYBOARD IN "HEAR MY SONG" - NOVEMBER 11th & 13th
In his solo cabaret debut at
DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) Pianist and Music Director Christopher Howatt steps out from behind the keyboard in "Hear My Song". Performances are scheduled for Friday, November 11th, at 9:30 pm; and Sunday, November 13th at 3:00 pm. Joined by Music Director Steven Ray Watkins (MAC Award Winner), Howatt embarks on a musical road trip through life and career with music by Kern, Schwartz, Sondheim, Jason Robert Brown, Peter Allen and others. Multi-Award Winner Lennie Watts directs. For more than thirty years, Christopher Howatt could be seen on cabaret and theatrical stages behind the piano, serving as music director for the shows, "Dangerous Duets," the vocal group Boulevard East and for performers such as Tyne Daly, David Hyde Pierce, Rita Moreno, Al Tulane, John Tartaglia, Howard McGillin, Marlo Thomas and others. Now Howatt takes center stage, making his New York Cabaret Debut in his new show, "Hear My Song." Playing piano since age four, Christopher Howatt discovered in High School he could also sing. Today, he is known as both a music director and vocalist. For two seasons, he was on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera's Associate Chorus, and has served as a chorister for most of the major Manhattan churches, including The Riverside Church, Church of the Ascension, Trinity Church Wall Street, and currently the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Times Square. He has served as music director for numerous theatrical productions from the Catskills to cruise ships. However, he is known most in cabaret circles as music director and performer with the vocal trio Boulevard East with whom he has made appearances in public and private events throughout the Eastern seaboard. His voice can be heard on recordings as diverse as Boulevard East's recording Timeless, Jessye Norman's Christmas CD In the Spirit, to singing backup for The Pet Shop Boys on their cover of the Village People song, "Go West." For fifteen years he was on staff at New Brunswick's George Street Playhouse, accompanying such talents as David Hyde Pierce, Howard McGillin, Tyne Daly, Rita Moreno, Brad Oscar and Cady Huffman and others at their annual galas, as well as serving as musical supervisor for their productions of Sylvia, Lend Me a Tenor and Inspecting Carol and musical director and performer for two Holiday Cabarets on the GSP mainstage with Robert Cuccioli, Sally Mayes and Alison Fraser, as well as the world premiere production of Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are, also with Ms. Fraser, written and directed by the late theatrical legend Arthur Laurents. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: SPOTLIGHT ON PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS TERESA FISCHER'S WHAT'S NEXT? - NOVEMBER 19th, 21st & 28th
Spotlight On Productions is proud to present a vibrant, eclectic and subtly layered cabaret show: WHAT'S NEXT? at
DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) on Saturday, November 19th, at 4:30 pm; Monday, November 21st, at 7:00 pm; and Monday, November 28th, at 7:00 pm. The show is about exploring the places and events we revisit or imagine when figuring out what's next. Teresa Fischer brings life to the work of a wide range of composers including; Jerome Kern, Andrew Lippa, Nancy Griffith, Holly Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Jimmy Webb. Cabaret veteran Paul Chamlin is the musical director and one-man band for this fun evening that features special musical arrangements by Paul as well as Andrew David Sotomayor. Teresa's 2015 cabaret show, Comedy Roulette, was a critical and audience success and was chosen as The Bistro Awards' pick of the week during its run! WHAT'S NEXT? will add another winner to her already long list of successful cabaret shows: Comedy Roulette; Hip To Be Happy and Destinations and Detours; Scene of the Crime to name a few. Long time theatre Director Kent Cozad will be making his cabaret directing debut with this show. Kent also notes that this material capitalizes on Teresa's ability to engage an audience through song for a show that's deeply personal and entertaining. Kent's previous work includes productions of An Ideal Husband (which happened to be his first time directing Teresa), The Comedy of Errors, Miss Margarida's Way, Bus Stop, Buried Child and Samuel Barbero's opera, A Hand of Bridge. Teresa Fischer's debut CD LET IT GO was released in the fall of 2012, and CHRISTMAS IS, a collaboration with Candice Corbin and Andrew David Sotomayor - was released in December 2013. Both are available at cdbaby.com or for download at iTunes. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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NYC: JACKIE DRAPER - MOONLIGHT PROPAGANDA - NOVEMBER 20th
Jackie Draper reprises her show "Moonlight Propaganda" at
THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909) on Sunday, November 20th at 1:00 pm Moonlight Propaganda features songs in English, French, and Italian, illumine themes of moonlit, mesmeric magic and how to recognize and avoid its pitfalls or fall happily headlong under its spell. Musical guides include composers and lyricists Johnny Mandel, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Harry Warren, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon, The Gershwins, Michel Legrand, Lorraine Feather, Matt Malneck, Sammy Cahn, Gus Kahn, Vernon Duke, Mel Brooks, Benny Carter, McCoy Tyner, Henry Mancini, and Johnny Mercer. Jackie's musical team includes Music Director Gregory Toroian at the piano; Ritt Henn on bass; Robbyn Tongue on woodwinds. Special appearances by two dapper dancers: Franklin Ayala, Milo Saidl. Kimberly Vaughn directs. There is an $18 cover plus a $20 food/drink minimum.
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NYC: CHASING RAINBOWS: SONGS OF JUDY GARLAND - NOVEMBER 21st
Karen Luschar brings her acclaimed show, 'Chasing Rainbows - Songs of Judy Garland' to
DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788) for one more show: Monday, November 21st, at 7:00 pm. She is accompanied by her 3-piece band. Karen celebrates this incredible icon and the songs she imprinted in the hearts of millions, capturing Judy Garland's heartbreaking vulnerability and spunk. With over 35 songs including, The Boy Next Door, Swanee, A Great Day for the Irish, The Trolley Song, But Not For Me, and Come Rain or Come Shine, Garland's story and music are seamlessly woven into this theatrical cabaret concert taking the audience through the exuberant highs and very difficult lows of Garland's personal life and career. Karen has delighted audiences with this show from performing arts venues around the country for over 12 years, to the concert halls of Lincoln Center several seasons ago. The appeal of her outstanding success is that she has never tried to imitate Judy, only to sing with passion, love and deep respect the outstanding music sung by this outstanding performer. Karen's career includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, cruise ships, international conferences, and commercials There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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"Another Kind of Light", Raissa Katona Bennett's latest CD is available now - perfect for relaxed listening and a great gift for any time of year that keeps giving joy and pleasure all year round! It's a pop-contemporary spin on several well known standards, combined with new songs, a mix of jazz, pop, and theatre, that intelligently explore the human condition and strike a universal chord. On this CD, three songs were written expressly for Raissa - two by Michael John LaChiusa: "Torch Song for Raissa" and "Bye, Bye, Ingenue", and onw by David Caldwell: "i carry your heart". Two other songs received their first commercial recording here: Ron Abel and Chuck Steffan's "Waiting for a Westbound Train," and "How Could I Not?" is from the David Spencer/cAlan Menken musical, THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ. On Broadway: Raissa was "Christine Daae" in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and performed in CHESS, as a benefit for the Actor's Fund. First National Tours: "Jellylorum/Griddlebone" and "Jennyanydots" in CATS, and as "Lizzie Phagan" in PARADE, where she worked with the original creative team of director Harold Prince, choreographer Patricia Birch, author Alfred Uhry, and composer Jason Robert Brown. In NYC, Raissa has headlined at: Feinstein's, Metropolitan Room, Iridium and The Laurie Beechman Theatre. She has guest starred at: The Supper Club, Rainbow Room, 88's, Don't Tell Mama, Chita's, The Algonquin, and Radio City Music Hall. She has soloed with many symphony orchestras and was guest soloist at the estate of the legendary Cal Ripken, Jr. She was featured at the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble in their Any Wednesday series, performing selections from her CD, What I Was Dreaming Of. Her newest CD, Another Kind of Light, was released through LML Music, August, 2012, and can be purchased there or on Amazon and iTunes. For details and to order, CLICK HERE!
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International vocalist Lua Hadar and her jazz trio perform their new hit show, When in Rome: Songs of the "La Dolce Vita" Era, at